Scientist activist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expressed wariness on the nuclear agreement between the Philippines and Russia, saying the pact is directly tied to the revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). “While we welcome the knowledge exchange on nuclear energy […]
National minorities called to stop the entry and expansion of destructive energy projects into their ancestral lands as they stormed the gates of the Department of Energy (DOE), DM Consunji Inc. (DMCI), and SN Aboitiz Power in a protest caravan today. AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the […]
AGHAM-Advocates of Science and Technology for the People stands in solidarity with the people of Mindanao in strongly condemning the terroristic acts of the Maute group in Marawi City. We denounce President Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao as we see it as unnecessary and will result to more […]
We in AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People urge the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to compel Meralco to refund the full amount of P6.9 billion pesos incurred from the consumers from January 2014 to December 2016. The refund must be given this June to provide immediate […]
We in AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People support the confirmation of progressive cabinet members Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael ‘Ka Paeng’ Mariano, and Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. After less than a year in office, the three have enacted pro-people policies and […]
Scientists, environmentalists, science workers, and students headed by AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People gathered on Wednesday at the launching of the March for Science, Environment, and the People to call for environmental justice and greater support to science and technology that will genuinely serve the interests of the people. […]
Scientist activist group AGHAM Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called on the government to institutionalize Project NOAH to ensure that the crucial services it delivers will not be terminated, at the same time securing the absorption of all Project NOAH employees after integration. “Programs like Project NOAH […]
We in AGHAM Advocates of Science and Technology for the People express our support to the vanguards of science and technology in the United States in their March for Science as newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-science and anti-people moves intensify upon serving less than a week in office. […]
In response to the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands’ support for the rehabilitation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant We denounce the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) for supporting the rehabilitation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Once again, we refute its arguments which […]
Scientist activist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People cautioned against President Rodrigo Duterte’s eagerness in promoting coal to augment power supply instead of harnessing the rich alternative energy resources of the country. AGHAM says the President wrongly projects coal power as a solution to the […]